Feb. 23, 2018
08:28 am JST

Feb. 23, 2018
08:38 am JST

Feb. 23, 2018
09:01 am JST

I travel frequently (once a month minimum) for business all around APAC and without a doubt it is the Chinese. I was just in Phuket and was often disgusted with the absolute disregard for even basic decorum. If I had been there on vacation, I would’ve moved to a more obscure location even if it meant paying penalties. That bad.

Feb. 23, 2018
01:29 pm JST

Them as come over the Pennines, laugh at our cuisine, claiming that the fish and chips are better in Whitby and the beer's better in Sheffield or Leeds. Nevertheless, they drink enough to start fights and cause mayhem in town centres and then go back to Skipton or wherever, complaining that nobody likes them. True.

Feb. 23, 2018
07:05 pm JST

Here’s my take on Chinese tourists. I have spent over a year in China all in all, and I have many dear friends there. I had the pleasure of helping a lovely Chinese couple near my office who were incredibly thankful to me for giving them directions in my appalling Mandarin and their young daughter in confident English said “thank you very much”. Obviously a well-brought up and well-mannered girl.

I also work with a Chinese guy, an absolute gent, who winces at the behaviour of some of his compatriots abroad. The Chinese government saw fit to issue a statement asking ( not sure if that’s the right verb ), Chinese tourists to show better manners when abroad.

Not all Chinese people show bad manners when abroad, but it does seem to be a problem. Let’s say it seems to be more of a problem for Chinese tourists than Swiss tourists.

Any at least half-witted or half-decent person knows not all Chinese people are ill-mannered.

Feb. 23, 2018
07:18 pm JST

That said, it's all down to personal experience. These are just views and anecdotage, I wouldn't say the views here should be writ in stone. Or taken too seriously.

My own people (if I must be a bit more specific) are oft stereotyped and most of the time, I don't mind. If it comes from mates, that's fine. It's not meant to be malicious. If it comes from strangers and random internet nasties, I just feel pity for them. Ignorance plays a big part when it comes to the latter group.

Feb. 24, 2018
01:12 pm JST

Feb. 24, 2018
04:57 pm JST

My limited experience is Israeli Backpackers and rich Indian people and Japanese retired men. Of course Chinese and Americans are so loud and from some places obnoxious. it is just their culture so we all have to be a little bit more accepting. China's has one and six people so how can you classify everybody with the same tar？

Feb. 24, 2018
09:15 pm JST

In my experience in Japan, it would seem that Chinese are the worst, and Europeans and Americans the best. But keep in mind, Japan is close to China, so any Tom Dick & Harry can get here, whereas, Westerners visiting Japan from far far away are probably a bit more well-heeled and cultured. In the same vein, in the States, I do not recall feeling any bad impression from foreigners visiting as the US is very far from Europe and Asia and the visitors seem respectful and cultured. However, within the US, I definitely have some bias against South Easterners from Georgia or other old Confederate states who visited my home state of Florida. They truly struck me as cheap and uncultured. On the other hand these good old boys may be the first ones to help you if you get a flat or need a push when stuck in the sand. Finally, in Hawaii, I definitely avoid Japanese who act entitled and aloof.

Feb. 24, 2018
10:06 pm JST

Feb. 24, 2018
11:23 pm JST

I've never seen such tourists from foreign countries. Also, I think each tourists from each country has different cultures or habits, so it is difficult for them to completely follow certain countries' manners. Of course, visitors themelves have to learn at least fundamental manners of the country they visit, for example, in case of Japan, "it is necessary to take off shoes before entering into the house," "it is prohibited to soak your towel in a hot bath at the hot spring," etc. Therefore, I hope tourists to be careful for the foreign countries' manners a little, and people welcoming them might as well be generous about the cultural differences between your countries' culture and others.

Feb. 24, 2018
11:42 pm JST

Feb. 25, 2018
01:37 am JST

Feb. 25, 2018
01:52 am JST

I assumed that is being a Japan based media, the post is only about tourists visiting this country, and not others. Yes you could be a tourist in your own country but that would be difficult to know who were local natives and who were just visiting as tourists from another area of the country.

Except for a few drunk salary men who would be locals anyway I haven't seen any real bad behavior by any nationality.

Decades ago the Americans were always the loudest expecting the dollar would cure anything but these days American tourists are different.

Feb. 25, 2018
03:11 am JST

Chinese country bumpkins cutting in line and being loud. Americans who are proud and loud especially back in the days of defending Bush/Iraq War - did you ever find your weapons of mass destruction?

Japanese who are loud in their exaggerated reactions. Japanese love to see people’s reactions and we love to overreact ourselves. The fighting Irish in Shinjuku pubs. Any nationality drunk, loud and boisterous. I try to be positive but tend to believe people say what they really think when drunk. That’s how you know who’s racist.